Odera Olivia Orji
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Odera Olivia Orji | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 10 |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Notable work | Jemeji, Obsession, History of Chicken, Knockout Blessing, Love and Pain, Soole, Dark Sides, Situationship, More than Enough, Deserted |
| Awards | Best Nollywood movies awards, 2018 |
Odera Olivia Orji // ⓘ is a Nigerian actress, film director and producer.[1][2][3]
Other work fields
Odera Olivia Orji's acting career started after starring in the 2012 film " Last flight to Abuja". Her career came into the limelight after she starred as the character " Peace" in the MNET Africa television series Jemeji.[4][5] She has also starred in several movies, including Obsession, The Father, Blue, Fifty, Kayanmata, Bedroom Points, and Just a Fling.[6] In 2018, she was nominated and won the Best of Nollywood Awards for Best Kiss in a movie alongside Mawuli Gavor.[7][8]
Olivia serves as media and creative associate at Eureka Media Services and Assistant Director, Content Development, Mind works Story Consultancy and Productions.
Selected filmography
- Lunch Time Heroes (2015)
- Fifty (2015)
- Coming to Nnewi (2015)[9]
- Colourless (2016) as Zainab
- Ifemelu: something happened (2016)[10]
- Obsession (2017)[11]
- Knockout Blessing (2018)[12] as Vivian
- Bedroom Points (2018)[13]
- Sergeant Tutu (2018)[14]
- Bedroom Points (2019)[15]
- Blue Collar (2019)
- Hell Mary (2019)[16]
- Just a Fling (2019)[17]
- Reserved Edge (2019)
- Split (2019)
- Love and Pain (2020) as Augusta
- Through The Wire (2020)[18] as Iyanu
- The Father (2020) as Bukola
- Blue (2020) as Chika
- Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) (2020)[19] as Receptionist
- Dark Sides (2020)[20]
- Sapio (2020)[21]
- Kayanmata (2020) as Passionate Lady
- Situationship (2021)[22] as Amara
- To Be Frank With You (2022)
- Deserted (2022) as Amaka
- Attribution (2023)
Television
- ‘Soole’ (2021) as Anwui
- Jemeji (2017) as Peace
- Enakhe (2020) as Tamuno
- Newman Street (2016) as Dr. Sophie
- Afterdark, (2019)
- Calabash, (2016)
- Legal Clinic, (2015)
Director
- History Of Chicken (2019)[23]
- Family Court (2019) Co-Director
Awards and nominations
| Year | Event | Prize | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Revelation of the Year (FEMALE) | Herself | Nominated[24] |
| 2018 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Kiss in a movie | Herself | Won[25] |
| 2019 | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Self | Nominated[26] |
| 2019 | Abuja International Film Festival | First-Time Director (The History of Chicken) | Self | Nominated[27] |
| 2019 | City People Movie Awards | Most Promising Actress of the Year (English) | Self | Won[28] |
